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She suddenly stooped and kissed his hand An ier Freda is waiting for htfully away into his own den at the back of the house, where Dolad to see you," the for out his hand "For five minutes I desire to talk to your real self After that, for the rest of your tiland, I will respect your new identity"

Dominey bowed in silence His host pointed to the sideboard

"Coarettes at your elbohisky and soda on the sideboard Make yourself at hoed you very little Do you re, in Saxony?"

"I remember it perfectly, your Excellency"

"His Majesty kne to keep Court in those days," the Ambassador went on "One was telish country party However, that much of the past You know, of course, that I entirely disapprove of your present position here?"

"I gathered as much, your Excellency"

"We will have no reserves with one another," the Prince declared, lighting a cigar "I know quite well that you fore in this country which I consider wholly unnecessary That is simply a question of method I have no doubt that you are here with the same object as I am, the object which the Kaiser has declared to me with his own lips is nearest to his heart--to celand"

"You believe, sir, that that is possible?"

"I am convinced of it," was the earnest reply "I do not knohat the exact nature of your work over here is to be, but I a before you my convictions I believe that in Berlin the character of so statesmen here has been misunderstood and misrepresented I find on all sides of me an earnest and sincere desire for peace I have convinced le statesman in this country who is desirous of ith Ger intently, with the air of one who hears unexpected things

"But, your Excellency," he ventured, "what about the reat many in our country, wholand as inevitable Gerreatest empire in the world She must climb there, as one of our friends once said, with her foot upon the neck of the British lion"